Day In Pictures - May 8, 2013

From left, Kathy Brown, of Paradise Valley, Virginia Aguiar, of Scottsdale, Jane Crook, of Scottsdale, react to a guilty verdict for Jodi Arias, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, outside of Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace)

May 8, 2013 - Georgian Hills Elementary 5th grader Britny (CQ) Richardson (center), 10, practices her dance routine with classmates during a dress rehearsal for the annual Orff All-City Concert at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. More than 300 elementary students from around the city will come together for the free performance Thursday at 7 PM. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)

In this undated photo provided by LittleFriendsPhoto.com via Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Kai, a 17-year-old male California sea lion at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Valejo, Calif. peers into the lens of photographer Seth Casteel, known for his "Underwater Dogs" photo series. Casteel, whose unique perspective shooting from beneath the water as dogs dive in and towards him, was at the park to shoot various exotic animals such as Bengal and Siberian tigers, Asian small-clawed otters and Pacific harbor seals from an underwater vantage point. Kai was originally a rehabilitated stranded pup and has amassed a repertoire of learned behaviors, among which Casteel was able to capture this shot. Through his work, Casteel supports animal rescue and wildlife conservation initiatives. (AP Photo/LittleFriendsPhoto.com via Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Seth Casteel)

The seed heads of dandelions are covered with dew in this photograph made Monday, May 6, 2013, in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Richard Hertzler)

Felix DeJesus pumps his fist after bringing home his daughter, Gina, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. The three women held captive for about a decade at a run-down Cleveland house were apparently bound with ropes and chains, police said Wednesday, while charges were expected by the end of the day against the three brothers under arrest. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

May 8, 2013 - Memphian Robert Blake looks over the edge of the loading ramp at Beale Street Landing to inspect the high water while enjoying a stroll along the river Wednesday morning. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)

Models wear creations by students studying at Arturo Tejada's design school during the "Circulo de la Moda de Bogota" or Bogota Fashion Circle, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

May 8, 2013 - Westhaven Elementary School students including Michael Benton, 12, (left) ride along the street to school with help from a police escort as they participate in the second annual National Bike to School Day. The event is part of the effort of the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Westhaven students also participate in the program by joining a once-weekly walk to school led by physical education instructor Kyle Kuusisto MPH. (Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal)

May 8, 2013 - David Troy Francis, Concert Pianist, Composer and Founder of the Marguerite Francis Music at Noon Concert Series at Bartlett United Methodist Church performed Wednesday, for the last of the noon concert series before their summer break. Francis started the concert series to honor his mother, Marguerite Francis. Sunday will conclude the year forth year of the series; 132 concerts have been put on using local artists. The church is again offering an Extraordinary Concert on Sunday, to raise funds and awareness for the Music at Noon Concert Series. Sunday's concert will feature a wide range of artists and repertoire. The performers in Sunday's concert will include, Lynden Lewis, Dr. Dennis Janzer, BealeCanto, David Troy Francis, Breeze Cayolle, and Tony Thomas. (Karen Pulfer Focht/ The Commercial Appeal)

An Afghan Army soldier adjusts his helmet at a training facility on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Afghanistan had claimed earlier this week that its forces were fired on in the Goshta district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the same place where a firefight between Afghan and Pakistani forces left an Afghan border policeman dead and two Pakistani soldiers wounded last week. Relations between the two neighbors have been severely strained between the two sides over the demarcation of their border. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

The helmet of a member of the Household Cavalry regiment, left, obscures his face as he struggles to keep control of his horse before Britain's Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace in her Irish State Coach, to deliver her speech at the State Opening of Parliament in London, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. The British government says it will announce legislation to tighten immigration rules, reform pensions and reduce red tape for business when it lays out its legislative plans for the next year. The measures will be announced by Queen Elizabeth II during the pageant of power, pomp and politics known as the State Opening of Parliament. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)